Rafting apparatus.



R. WHIPPLE. RAFTING APPARATUS, APPUcATloN r|LzD-1AN.26.1916.

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nn/nnlnn www Witnesses Attorneys MBIA PLANOuiLAPl-l C0., WASHINGTUN D cRIALrr WHIPPLE, oF PARKIN, ARKANSAS.

RAFTING APPARATUS. Y

T 0 all "whom it may concern. j

Be it known that 1,1RALPH WHIPPLE, al citizen of the United States,residing atU Parkin, in the county of Cross and State oi' Arkansas,`have invented ay newV and useful Raftingripparatus, of which thefollowing is a specication. i

This invention relates to apparatus especially designed for use informing log rafts.' u

Heretofore the construction of log rafts, has been effected lbyconnecting the logs with timbers andthe like, longy spikes be ingdriveninto 'the logs for the purpose of holding the parts together.; Thesespikes have been objectionable vnot only because they form holes. in thelogs andi thus. 'produce a considerable waste of lumber but also becauseif any of the spikes should be left by accident within'the logs, theywouldv injure the saws used for cutting up the logs.v

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide means wherebythe logs `can be held together without the necessity `oiff drivingspikes into them, thus'producing a considerable saving of lumber and atthel same time'avoiding the dangerl and injury likely to result from thelogs.

A further object is toprovide log tying means which can be appliedreadily to the logs and which. is quickly adjustable to logs' ofdii'ferentv diameters.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription leaving spikes within Y proceeds, the invention resides inthe combination and arrangement ofv parts'and` in Vthe details ofconstruction,jhereinafter de- -scribed and claimedit being understoodthat changes in the precise .embodimentI of the invention hereindisclosed, can beV made within the scope of what is claimed, withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanyingrdrawings thel preferred forml of the invention has'Vbeen shown.

In said drawings z-'Figureil is aplan view of a portion of a log rafthaving. the

present improvements combined therewith. Fig. .2 is a section on lineA-B Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line C-D Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is ahorizontal section through one of the hangers of the structure andshowing one Jform of log engaging jaw. Fig. 5 is a like view showing adouble jaw. Fig. 6 is a Specification o f Letters Patent. PatentQdfJne13, 1916, Application filed January 26, 1916. Serial No. 74,373. y

detailed view of onevofthe pawls used inv that side I remote fromvv lthev ratchet teethl 2 with a hinged. plate 6 having an opening-7 forthereception of fa' tongue 8 extending by a Vdesired numberlaterall'yifromthe head,.- this tongue `being providedwithan opening 9designed to re ceive .a fastening pin 10. That side of the j headengagingl the toothed face'ofthe bar 'j 1 has an extension 11 throughwhich extends an angular opening 12 and mounted on this extension is ahandle .13 provided with a recess 14. Slidably mounted in the opening 12isA an angular pawl 15, havinga headl which projects into the handle 13,there bef ing a spring 17 housed within the handle.

, andbeari'ng against head 16 so as thus to hold the pawl 15 normally inengagement-V with oneorl the teethv 2. All ofthe pawls 15 are sopositioned as to slip in one direction along the bar l but they willengage the teeth and vprevent the heads 5 from being movedin thfeopposite/direction along 'the' bar. i Y Y Formed within the bottom ofeach head 5 isa socket- 18 and secured within each socket is a bar 19.Any desired number of these bars and their heads,V are employed,

the end bars of the seriesfbeing provided with jaws, one of which hasbeen illustrated in Fig. 4. This jaw is in'theform o'a block 2O havingan opening 21.therein through which the bar 19 extends, the jaw L' beingfastened to the bar by means of aset-` screw -22. One end of the blockis curved upwardly and pointed as shown at 23. The intermediatebarso-each series are'provided 'with double jaws such as illustrated in de?tail in Fig. g5, each of these double jaws in-y cluding a block 24having an openingj25 through which the bar 19 extends, there being a setscrew 26 for fastening the block to the bar. Each'end ofthe block 24 isupturned and pointed ras'shown at 2 7.

j. In using the apparatus herein described,

a bar 19 having a jaw 2O thereon is applied to the bar 1 by swinging theplate 6 downwardly and slipping the head 5 laterally onto the bar 1,after which plate 6 is swung upwardly onto the tongue 8 and fastened bymeans of pin 10. Jaw 2O is adjusted upwardlyor downwardly along the bar19 'until it is brought to position just below the sledge so that one ofthe points 27 will enter the log. A second log is then positioned underthe bar 1 and against the bar 19 last put in place and will engage theother point 27 on the jaw 241. A third head 5 is then placed on the bar1 and hanger 19 adjusted against the second log as hereinbeioredescrioed. rllhis operation is repeated until a number of logs have beencoupled by the bar 1 and the parts depending therefrom.

1t is to be understood that any number of bars 1 can be placed upon eachraft.

ln the drawings, the logs of the raft have been indicated at L.

it is to be understood that the bar 1 may be ma de hollow, as shown inFig. 3, thus to materially reduce the weight thereof.

in order to limit the movement of the end head on the bar 1, a stop rib28 is formed on one side of the bar as shown particularly in Figs. 1 and2.

What is claimed is 1. Rafting apparatus including a ratchet bar, headsadjustably mounted thereon, means carried by each head and cooperatingwith the ratchet Vbar for holding the head against movement in onedirection along the bar, log spacing means connected to the heads, andlog engaging jaws carried by said spacing means.

2. Rafting apparatus including a ratchet bar, heads slidably mountedthereon, means carried by the heads and cooperating with the ratchet barfor holding the heads against movement in one direction, bars dependingfrom the heads, and log engaging Copies of this patent may be obtainedfor jaws adjustably mounted on said depending b ars.

3. Rafting apparatus including a ratchet bar, a head slidably mountedthereon, means carried by the heads and cooperating with the bar forholding the heads against movement in one direction, bars depending fromthe heads, and pointed log engaging jaws adjustably mounted on thedepending bars.

4C. Rafting apparatus including a ratchet bar, a head straddling the barand slidably mounted thereon, a retaining plate hingedly connected tothe head, cooperating means upon the plate and head for holding saidplate in position to secure the head upon the ratchet bar, means carriedby the head and cooperating with the ratchet bar 'for holding the headagainst sliding movement in one direction along the bar, a bar dependingfrom the head, and log engaging means carried by the depending bar.

5. Rafting apparatus including'a ratchet bar, a head straddling the barand slidably mounted thereon, a retaining plate hingedly connected tothe head, cooperating means upon the plate and head for holding saidplate in positiontc secure vthe head upon the ratchet bar, means carriedby the head and cooperating with the ratchet bar for holding the headagainst sliding movement in one direction along the bar, a bar dependingfrom the head, ablock adjustably mounted on the depending bar and havinga pointed log engaging end.

G, Rafting apparatus including a ratchet bar, a head slidably mounted onand straddling the bar, a plate hingedly connected to the head, meansfor securing said plate against movement relative to the head, saidplate constituting means for preventing removal of the head from thebar, means carried by the head and cooperating with the ratchet bar forholding the head against sliding movement in one direction along thebar, a bar depending from the head, and a pointed jaw adjustablyconnected to the dcpending bar.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RALPH. WHlPPLE.

Vitnesses:

Ln ROY MILLER, ED Pinnen.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C.

